MONTREAL — In its 30th anniversary year, Air Transat shows no signs of slowing down with an enhanced flight program to France, its most important destination in Europe.

With some 360,000 seats offered annually and an increase in capacity on all its routes to France thanks to its wide-body Airbus A330 aircraft, it’s not surprising that the airline has become known as the preferred airline to the destination for nearly three decades.

This year, Air Transat offers direct flights from Montreal to seven of the 10 major cities in France, including Paris, Lyon, Nantes, Toulouse, Nice, Marseille and Bordeaux. Plus, it has been offering flights to Basel-Mulhouse, located at the border between France and Switzerland, since 2008.

This summer, travellers from Montreal will have access to: daily direct flights to Paris; five direct flights a week to Marseille; four direct flights a week to Lyon; three direct flights a week to Toulouse; two direct flights a week to Bordeaux, Nantes and Nice; and one direct flight a week to Basel-Mulhouse.

From Quebec City, with a connection in Montreal, travellers can take advantage of five flights a week to Paris, four flights a week to Lyon, three flights a week to Marseille, two flights a week to Nantes and Toulouse, and one flight a week to Bordeaux.

From Toronto, passengers will have the luxury of choosing between daily flights to Paris, five of which are direct. And, with a connection in Montreal, they can also fly to Marseille (five times a week); Lyon (four times a week); Nantes, Nice and Toulouse (twice a week); and Bordeaux (once a week).

Resident of Vancouver will have six chances a week to visit Paris, thanks to three direct flights and three flights with a connection in Toronto. And for the first time this year, they can fly to Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille and Nice once a week, via Toronto. Travellers from Calgary will have access to four flights a week to Paris thanks to connecting flights.

Air Transat also offers a multi-destination flight option, making it possible to land in one city and return from another, at no extra cost. A cultural holiday to France can therefore begin with a stay in Provence by landing in Marseille, and end with a getaway to Paris.